We are grateful to have received various grants towards the cost including money from our late Queen’s Jubilee fund which has gone towards enabling us to replace ageing and failed gas heating equipment with state of the art air source heating & cooling. The result is a more comfortable and eco friendly hall.
In addition we now have a large array of solar panels together with storage batteries which help cover the power usage from the new equipment plus the EV chargers installed in 2022.
Work on both these projects has finished and we have also replaced the ceiling tiles with insulated acoustic panels which assist both with the heating efficiency and the acoustic properties of the hall.
We are glad to say we have had some extremely positive comments from our hall users regarding all the above. If you are interested in further details please ask and we’ll be very happy to share.
We were also featured during Village Halls Week 2024 – you can see more here.
Update: We are constantly updating records of our energy use and you may be interested to see our use and eco contribution by checking out this spreadsheet. Bear in mind the weather has a major effect on PV output (grey & cloudy = not much!) and colder weather requires more heat. Increased booking numbers also means more sessions need heating so there will always be variables involved.
Click on the sheet to view a clearer copy.
The roof stripped of ceiling panels with insulation rolls waiting to go up.
